Factor    
  Item Original category Mean (SD) 1 2 3 4 5
26 Act immediately T 2.63 (1.10) 0.76 -0.16 -0.01 -0.12 0.09
47 Try to be organized T 2.92 (1.21) 0.73 0.06 -0.12 0.08 0.03
27 Think about and learn from my mistakes T 3.04 (1.24) 0.72 0.01 -0.07 -0.06 -0.03
10 Determine priorities T 3.22 (1.25) 0.70 -0.16 -0.06 0.10 -0.09
02 Focus on the problem T 3.12 (1.12) 0.69 0.11 -0.02 -0.14 -0.16
43 Consider different solutions to the problem T 2.79 (1.20) 0.67 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.02
24 Understand the situation T 3.16 (1.21) 0.64 0.23 -0.03 -0.06 -0.16
39 Change priorities T 2.51 (1.16) 0.60 -0.14 -0.03 0.00 0.21
42 Make an extra effort T 2.83 (1.17) 0.60 0.10 0.18 -0.02 -0.12
21 Decide course of action T 2.43 (1.15) 0.56 0.00 0.02 0.18 0.07
36 Analyze the problem T 2.25 (1.16) 0.53 0.01 0.13 -0.09 -0.03
01 Use my time better T 2.53 (1.06) 0.46 0.08 -0.08 0.07 -0.06
15 Consider similar problems T 2.88 (1.23) 0.44 0.09 0.17 -0.01 -0.07
06 Take best course of action T 2.92 (1.29) 0.47 -0.29 -0.05 0.07 0.05
41 Get control of things T 1.81 (0.94) 0.42 0.02 -0.02 0.00 0.27
13 Worry about not being able to cope E 3.05 (1.30) 0.01 0.80 0.04 0.10 -0.11
08 Blame myself for the situation E 2.27 (1.22) -0.06 0.73 -0.10 0.04 -0.05
14 Become tense E 2.76 (1.35) -0.02 0.73 -0.02 0.06 0.01
05 Blame myself for wasting time E 2.54 (1.24) -0.03 0.69 -0.13 0.06 0.03
22 Blame myself for not having a solution E 2.23 (1.25) 0.00 0.64 -0.01 0.04 0.10
30 Worry about next step E 2.63 (1.26) -0.06 0.61 0.06 0.11 -0.03
25 “Freeze” E 2.35 (1.28) -0.12 0.61 0.13 -0.12 0.23
34 Focus on myself E 2.91 (1.28) 0.15 0.59 0.08 -0.14 0.04
28 Wish that I could change E 3.08 (1.27) 0.16 0.50 -0.05 0.09 0.03
17 Blame myself for being too emotional E 2.03 (1.14) 0.13 0.29 0.16 -0.18 0.24
03 Think about good times A 3.01 (1.13) 0.16 0.24 0.18 0.02 0.01
29 Seek company SD 2.72 (1.21) -0.05 -0.03 0.77 -0.21 0.09
37 Phone someone SD 2.70 (1.46) -0.04 -0.10 0.76 -0.01 0.04
35 Talk to someone SD 3.37 (1.38) 0.12 0.17 0.59 0.03 -0.10
31 Be with a special person SD 2.38 (1.38) 0.01 0.01 0.58 0.10 -0.04
04 Be with others SD 2.95 (1.24) -0.10 0.07 0.48 0.03 0.04
23 Go to a party A 1.37 (0.77) -0.02 -0.02 0.36 0.06 0.03
33 Tell myself “it will never happen again” E 1.89 (1.10) 0.14 0.09 0.27 0.03 0.06
20 Go shopping D 2.74 (1.26) -0.05 -0.03 0.16 0.77 -0.02
12 Treat myself to a nice snack D 2.65 (1.29) -0.10 0.18 -0.07 0.68 -0.05
09 Window shop D 2.40 (1.22) 0.02 -0.11 0.23 0.55 -0.11
11 Get some sleep D 3.41 (1.28) 0.00 0.10 -0.15 0.52 0.04
18 Go out for a meal D 2.13 (1.29) -0.04 -0.18 0.29 0.51 0.02
48 Watch TV D 3.39 (1.35) -0.04 0.13 -0.12 0.44 0.20
44 Take time off D 3.13 (1.25) 0.21 0.04 -0.13 0.41 0.21
32 Go for a walk A 2.16 (1.20) 0.12 -0.01 0.17 0.29 -0.10
40 Catch a movie D 2.14 (1.17) 0.12 -0.05 0.18 0.26 0.13
38 Become angry E 2.07 (1.20) -0.07 -0.04 0.04 -0.05 0.82
19 Get upset E 2.65 (1.29) -0.02 0.10 0.00 0.03 0.66
45 Take it out on others E 2.15 (1.22) -0.16 0.14 0.05 0.14 0.56
46 Use the situation to prove myself T 1.89 (0.96) 0.32 -0.04 0.00 0.11 0.35
16 Tell myself “it’s really not happening” E 1.42 (0.75) 0.05 0.10 0.05 0.04 0.21
07 Preoccupied with minor ashes E 1.57 (0.94) 0.00 0.14 0.03 -0.02 0.17
  Variance explained (%)     0.76 -0.16 -0.01 -0.12 0.09
T: Task-oriented items; E: Emotion-oriented items; A: Avoidance-oriented items; SD: Social Deviation items; D: Distraction items
Table 1: Means, SDs, and factor structure of the CISS items (Group 1, n=259).